US20090076539A1 - Helical thrombus removal device - Google Patents

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US20090076539A1 US11/855,605 US85560507A US2009076539A1 US 20090076539 A1 US20090076539 A1 US 20090076539A1 US 85560507 A US85560507 A US 85560507A US 2009076539 A1 US2009076539 A1 US 2009076539A1
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  • the present invention relates to medical devices. Specifically, the invention relates to a device for removing blood clots or thrombi from body vessels, such as the small arteries associated with the brain.
  • Typical thrombectomy devices are balloons that are inflated in a vessel and then withdrawn to pull clots into a sheath which can be withdrawn from the patient to remove the clots.
  • Other devices are simple open ended catheters into which a clot is aspirated and removed from the patient.
  • Another thrombectomy device employs a basket device that is opened within the clot so that the clot becomes captured in the basket. The basket can then be retrieved along with the clot.
  • Still other devices use a small corkscrew shaped device that is collapsed inside a catheter.
  • the catheter is passed through the clot, the corkscrew is pushed out of the catheter allowing the device to expand, capturing the clot for removal.
  • Some corkscrew devices are simply “screwed” into the clot, then retracted into a catheter for removal before the corkscrew is retracted.
  • the balloon catheter devices are first advanced through the clot before they can be inflated and retracted.
  • the process of penetrating the clot with the balloon catheter device tends to push the clot deeper into the arterial circulation where it becomes even more difficult to remove.
  • This issue also occurs with basket and corkscrew devices that are collapsed into an outer delivery sheath and passed through the clot before they can be deployed and retracted.
  • the action of pushing a device through the center of the clot pushes the clot deeper into the artery and sometimes fragments the clot, making it into an even more dangerous embolus.
  • the corkscrew devices that are screwed into the clot usually have a smooth rounded tip to prevent the corkscrew from penetrating the vessel wall or otherwise damaging the vessel wall as it is screwed into the clot.
  • the smooth, rounded central tip does not screw into the clot, but instead is pushed into the clot and then the remainder of the corkscrew is screwed into the clot. This results in a pushing force on the center of the clot and a pulling force on the periphery of the clot. These counter forces tend to macerate or fragment the clot and result in only a small part of the clot being captured.
  • Some corkscrew devices may substitute a sharp tip that can screw directly into the clot for the rounded tip.
  • sharp tips can penetrate the vessel wall just as easily as they can penetrate and capture the clot.
  • Such devices are seldom used since they carry the very high risk of penetrating the vessel wall.
  • a bead or ball is applied to the tip of the device that is large enough to protect the vessel wall, it will be so large that it will tend to push the clot distally rather than penetrate the clot such that the clot can be captured and removed.
  • the present invention generally provides a clot removal device that has a reduced cross-sectional profile and an improved flexibility to allow for treatment in smaller tortuous body vessels within the vasculature of a patient.
  • the present invention generally provides a clot removal device for removing thrombus from a body cavity.
  • the device has a reduced cross-sectional profile and is configured to conform to tortuosity of blood vessels. This allows the device to be advanced through blood clots and provides an enhanced flexibility for access to more tortuous lumen areas with a body vessel.
  • the present invention provides a device for removing thrombus from a body cavity.
  • the device comprises a flexible wire having a proximal end and a distal end extending from the proximal end.
  • the device further comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion.
  • the proximal portion is attached to the distal end of the flexible wire and distally extends therefrom to the distal portion.
  • the device further comprises an expandable member formed helically about the elongated shaft.
  • the expandable member is configured to helically close, defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device.
  • the expandable member is configured to helically open, defining an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity.
  • the expandable member has at least one member portion helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in the expanded state.
  • the present invention provides a clot removal assembly for removing thrombus from a body cavity.
  • the assembly comprises an inner catheter having a tubular body portion and an outer catheter having a distal end throughwhich the inner catheter is disposed for deployment in the body vessel.
  • the assembly further comprises the clot removal device coaxially disposed within the inner catheter for removal of thrombus in a body cavity.
  • the present invention provides a method for removing thrombus from a body vessel.
  • the method comprises percutaneously introducing an inner catheter in the body vessel.
  • the inner catheter has a tubular body portion.
  • the method further comprises disposing the clot removal device in a collapsed state coaxially within the inner catheter.
  • the method further comprises deploying the device in the collapsed state into the body vessel proximal to the thrombus, and advancing the device in the collapsed state through the thrombus.
  • the method further comprises opening the expandable member to the expanded state to receive the thrombus for removal of the thrombus from the body vessel, and retracting the device with the thrombus in the expandable member thereby removing the thrombus from the body vessel.
  • FIG. 1 is environmental view of a clot removal device for removing thrombus from a body cavity in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 a is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 2 b is a side view of a distal portion of the device in FIG. 2 a.
  • FIG. 2 c is an enlarge view of the device in FIG. 2 b.
  • FIG. 2 d is a cross-section end view of the device of FIG. 2 c taken along line d-d.
  • FIG. 3 a is a side view of a clot removal assembly for removing thrombus from a body cavity in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 b is an exploded view of the assembly in FIG. 3 a.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for removing thrombus from a body vessel in accordance with one example of the present invention.
  • the present invention generally provides a clot removal device having a reduced cross-sectional profile and configured to conform to tortuosity of blood vessels, allowing for the device to be more easily advanced through blood clots and providing an enhanced flexibility for access to more tortuous lumen areas with a body vessel.
  • the device has an elongated shaft and an expandable member formed helically about the elongated shaft.
  • the expandable member has at least one member portion, preferably a plurality of separate member portion, helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle. The separated member portions allow the elongated shaft to maintain its flexibility as it is advanced through a tortuous body vessel.
  • the expandable member By turning the shaft in one radial direction, the expandable member may be helically closed or helically opened.
  • the device When helically closed, the device may be delivered through a blood clot in a body vessel. The device may be used to capture and retrieve the blood clot when helically opened.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a clot removal device 10 for removing thrombus 11 from a body vessel 13 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device 10 comprises an elongated shaft 12 about which an expandable member 14 is formed.
  • the expandable member 14 may be helically closed to define a collapsed state and helically opened to define an opened state.
  • FIG. 2 a depicts the clot removal device 10 comprising a flexible wire 15 having a proximal end 16 and a distal end 18 extending from the proximal end 16 .
  • the flexible wire 15 is preferably a tubular member to allow for enhanced flexibility and for a wire guide to be advanced therethrough.
  • the flexible wire 15 may have a center core and be used as a wire guide without falling beyond the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • the elongated shaft 12 has a first diameter D 1 .
  • the elongated shaft 12 includes a proximal portion 22 and a distal portion 24 extending from the proximal portion 22 .
  • the proximal portion 22 is attached to the distal end 18 of the flexible wire 15 and distally extending therefrom to the distal portion 24 .
  • the elongated shaft 12 too is preferably a tubular member for enhanced flexibility and to allow for a wire guide to be advanced therethrough.
  • the elongated shaft 12 may have a center core and may be used as a wire guide without falling beyond the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2 b and 2 c depict the expandable member 14 formed helically about the elongated shaft 12 .
  • the expandable member 14 is configured to helically close, defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device 10 .
  • the expandable member 14 is configured to helically open to define an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity.
  • the expandable member 14 occupies a second diameter D 2 that varies based on the expanded and collapsed state thereof.
  • the expandable member 14 comprises at least one member portion 30 , preferably a plurality of member portions 30 , each of which is integrally formed with another member portion 30 .
  • Each member portion 30 is helically formed and outwardly extends separately from the elongated shaft 12 at a predetermined angle defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in an expanded state.
  • the predetermined angle is between about 40 and 70 degrees and preferably between about 55 and 65 degrees.
  • each of the plurality of member portions 30 is in coaxial alignment with each other about the elongated shaft 12 .
  • each member portion 30 is helically formed integrally with the elongated shaft 12 and separately extends therefrom. This allows the elongated shaft 12 to maintain its flexibility with the first diameter D 1 for advancement through tortuous areas within a body vessel.
  • FIG. 2 b - 2 d illustrate that the expandable member 14 and the elongated shaft 12 are formed along a longitudinal axis X.
  • the expandable member 14 may be helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft 12 or the expandable member 14 is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction Y.
  • the expandable member 14 may be helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft 12 or the expandable member 14 is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction Z.
  • the device may be made of shape memory material, or may be configured to have shape memory defining the predetermined shape thereof in the deployed state.
  • the device may be comprised of any suitable material such as a pre-configured polymeric material, superelastic material, stainless steel wire, cobalt-chromium-nickel-molybdenum-iron alloy, or cobalt-chrome alloy.
  • the device may be made of pre-configured polymeric material which takes on a predetermined shape, e.g. helical, when in the expanded state.
  • the device may be formed of any other suitable material that may result in a self-opening or self-expanding device, such as shape memory materials or alloys.
  • Shape memory alloys have the desirable property of becoming rigid, i.e., returning to a remembered state, when heated above a transition temperature.
  • a shape memory alloy suitable for the present invention is Ni-Ti available under the more commonly known name Nitinol. When this material is heated above the transition temperature, the material undergoes a phase transformation from martensite to austenic, such that material returns to its remembered state.
  • the transition temperature is dependent on the relative proportions of the alloying elements Ni and Ti and the optional inclusion of alloying additives.
  • the device is made from material including Nitinol with a transition temperature that is slightly below normal body temperature of humans, which is about 98.6° F.
  • the alloy of the device will transform to austenite, that is, the remembered state, which for one embodiment of the present invention is the expanded state when deployed in the body vessel.
  • the device is cooled to transform the material to martensite which is more ductile than austenite, making the device more malleable. As such, the device can be more easily collapsed and pulled into a lumen of a catheter for removal.
  • the thrombus removal device mentioned above may be used independently without any other delivery system or mechanism.
  • the device 10 may be used, for example, with an assembly 60 as depicted in FIGS. 3 a and 3 b .
  • the assembly 60 includes an inner catheter 62 having a tubular body portion and an outer catheter 63 having a distal end 64 through which the inner catheter 62 and the device is positioned for deployment in a body vessel.
  • the inner catheter 62 is preferably made of a soft, flexible material such as silicon or another suitable material.
  • the inner catheter 62 also has a proximal end 66 and a plastic adaptor or hub 68 to receive the thrombus removal device 10 .
  • the size of the inner catheter 62 may be based, for example, on the size of the body vessel into which the inner catheter 62 is to be inserted and a first outer diameter of the helical coil.
  • the assembly 60 may also include a wire guide 70 configured to be percutaneously inserted within the vasculature to guide the inner catheter 62 to a location adjacent the clot or thrombus.
  • the thrombus removal device 10 may be employed as a wire guide. The device 10 is placed in the inner catheter 62 prior to treatment of the thrombus. The device is then guided through the inner catheter 62 from the hub 68 and distally beyond the distal end 64 of the inner catheter 62 to a location within the vasculature near the thrombus or clot.
  • the assembly 60 may include a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) introducer sheath 74 for percutaneously introducing the wire guide 70 and the inner catheter 62 into a body vessel.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the introducer sheath 74 may have any suitable size, for example, between about three-french and eight-french.
  • the introducer sheath 74 facilitates inserting the inner catheter 62 percutaneously to a desired location in the body vessel and provides stability to the inner catheter 62 at the desired location in the body vessel. For example, as the introducer sheath 74 is held stationary within the body vessel it adds stability to the inner catheter 62 as the inner catheter 62 is advanced through the introducer sheath 74 to the desired location in the vasculature.
  • the guide wire 70 is removed, if necessary, and the thrombus removal device 10 is inserted into the inner catheter 62 and is advanced coaxially through the inner catheter 62 for deployment through the distal end 64 of the inner catheter 62 .
  • a proximal end of the shaft can be used to mechanically advance or push the thrombus removal device 10 through the inner catheter 62 .
  • the method 110 includes a physician percutaneously introducing the inner catheter 62 into the body vessel.
  • the physician may use any suitable means, for example, fluoroscopy, to verify the placement of inner catheter 62 .
  • the thrombus removal device 10 is disposed into the inner catheter 62 in a closed state.
  • the method further comprises deploying the removal device in step 120 in the collapsed state into the body vessel proximal to the thrombus.
  • the expandable member is helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction and the expandable member is helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction.
  • the method further comprises advancing the device in step 122 in the collapsed state through the thrombus.
  • the method further comprises opening the expandable member to the expanded state to receive the thrombus for removal of the thrombus from the body vessel. As mentioned above, this may be accomplished by rotating the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis in the second direction.
  • the method further comprises retracting the device with the thrombus in the expandable member thereby removing the thrombus from the body vessel. As mentioned above, this may be accomplished by rotating the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis in the first direction to secure the thrombus in the expandable member. After capturing the thrombus, the physician may advance the device further in the distal direction toward additional thrombi that may reside in the vessel and then repeat the above procedure to capture the additional thrombi.

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A device for removing thrombus from a body cavity is disclosed. The device comprises a flexible wire having a proximal end and a distal end. The device further comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion attached to the distal end of the flexible wire and distally extends therefrom to the distal portion. The device further comprises an expandable member formed helically about the elongated shaft. The expandable member is configured to helically close, defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device. The expandable member is configured to helically open, defining an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity. The expandable member has at least one member portion helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle, defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in the expanded state.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to medical devices. Specifically, the invention relates to a device for removing blood clots or thrombi from body vessels, such as the small arteries associated with the brain.
  • Mechanical thrombectomy is a procedure that has been in widespread use for many years. Typical thrombectomy devices are balloons that are inflated in a vessel and then withdrawn to pull clots into a sheath which can be withdrawn from the patient to remove the clots. Other devices are simple open ended catheters into which a clot is aspirated and removed from the patient. Another thrombectomy device employs a basket device that is opened within the clot so that the clot becomes captured in the basket. The basket can then be retrieved along with the clot. Still other devices use a small corkscrew shaped device that is collapsed inside a catheter. The catheter is passed through the clot, the corkscrew is pushed out of the catheter allowing the device to expand, capturing the clot for removal. Some corkscrew devices are simply “screwed” into the clot, then retracted into a catheter for removal before the corkscrew is retracted.
  • Although adequate, many of these devices have certain disadvantages. For example, the balloon catheter devices are first advanced through the clot before they can be inflated and retracted. The process of penetrating the clot with the balloon catheter device tends to push the clot deeper into the arterial circulation where it becomes even more difficult to remove. This issue also occurs with basket and corkscrew devices that are collapsed into an outer delivery sheath and passed through the clot before they can be deployed and retracted. The action of pushing a device through the center of the clot pushes the clot deeper into the artery and sometimes fragments the clot, making it into an even more dangerous embolus. The corkscrew devices that are screwed into the clot usually have a smooth rounded tip to prevent the corkscrew from penetrating the vessel wall or otherwise damaging the vessel wall as it is screwed into the clot. With these devices, however, the smooth, rounded central tip does not screw into the clot, but instead is pushed into the clot and then the remainder of the corkscrew is screwed into the clot. This results in a pushing force on the center of the clot and a pulling force on the periphery of the clot. These counter forces tend to macerate or fragment the clot and result in only a small part of the clot being captured. Some corkscrew devices may substitute a sharp tip that can screw directly into the clot for the rounded tip. However, sharp tips can penetrate the vessel wall just as easily as they can penetrate and capture the clot. Such devices are seldom used since they carry the very high risk of penetrating the vessel wall. When a bead or ball is applied to the tip of the device that is large enough to protect the vessel wall, it will be so large that it will tend to push the clot distally rather than penetrate the clot such that the clot can be captured and removed.
  • Another issue associated with conventional thrombectomy devices is that they have relatively large cross-sectional profiles and, in turn, are relatively too stiff for use in the small tortuous vessels of the brain. In view of the above, it is apparent that there exists a need for an improved mechanical thrombectomy device.
  • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention generally provides a clot removal device that has a reduced cross-sectional profile and an improved flexibility to allow for treatment in smaller tortuous body vessels within the vasculature of a patient.
  • The present invention generally provides a clot removal device for removing thrombus from a body cavity. The device has a reduced cross-sectional profile and is configured to conform to tortuosity of blood vessels. This allows the device to be advanced through blood clots and provides an enhanced flexibility for access to more tortuous lumen areas with a body vessel.
  • In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device for removing thrombus from a body cavity. The device comprises a flexible wire having a proximal end and a distal end extending from the proximal end. The device further comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion is attached to the distal end of the flexible wire and distally extends therefrom to the distal portion. The device further comprises an expandable member formed helically about the elongated shaft. The expandable member is configured to helically close, defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device. The expandable member is configured to helically open, defining an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity. The expandable member has at least one member portion helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in the expanded state.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention provides a clot removal assembly for removing thrombus from a body cavity. The assembly comprises an inner catheter having a tubular body portion and an outer catheter having a distal end throughwhich the inner catheter is disposed for deployment in the body vessel. The assembly further comprises the clot removal device coaxially disposed within the inner catheter for removal of thrombus in a body cavity.
  • In another example, the present invention provides a method for removing thrombus from a body vessel. The method comprises percutaneously introducing an inner catheter in the body vessel. The inner catheter has a tubular body portion. The method further comprises disposing the clot removal device in a collapsed state coaxially within the inner catheter. The method further comprises deploying the device in the collapsed state into the body vessel proximal to the thrombus, and advancing the device in the collapsed state through the thrombus. The method further comprises opening the expandable member to the expanded state to receive the thrombus for removal of the thrombus from the body vessel, and retracting the device with the thrombus in the expandable member thereby removing the thrombus from the body vessel.
  • Further objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from consideration of the following description and the appended claims when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is environmental view of a clot removal device for removing thrombus from a body cavity in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 a is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 2 b is a side view of a distal portion of the device in FIG. 2 a.
  • FIG. 2 c is an enlarge view of the device in FIG. 2 b.
  • FIG. 2 d is a cross-section end view of the device of FIG. 2 c taken along line d-d.
  • FIG. 3 a is a side view of a clot removal assembly for removing thrombus from a body cavity in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 b is an exploded view of the assembly in FIG. 3 a.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for removing thrombus from a body vessel in accordance with one example of the present invention.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention generally provides a clot removal device having a reduced cross-sectional profile and configured to conform to tortuosity of blood vessels, allowing for the device to be more easily advanced through blood clots and providing an enhanced flexibility for access to more tortuous lumen areas with a body vessel. The device has an elongated shaft and an expandable member formed helically about the elongated shaft. The expandable member has at least one member portion, preferably a plurality of separate member portion, helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle. The separated member portions allow the elongated shaft to maintain its flexibility as it is advanced through a tortuous body vessel. By turning the shaft in one radial direction, the expandable member may be helically closed or helically opened. When helically closed, the device may be delivered through a blood clot in a body vessel. The device may be used to capture and retrieve the blood clot when helically opened.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a clot removal device 10 for removing thrombus 11 from a body vessel 13 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the device 10 comprises an elongated shaft 12 about which an expandable member 14 is formed. The expandable member 14 may be helically closed to define a collapsed state and helically opened to define an opened state.
  • FIG. 2 a depicts the clot removal device 10 comprising a flexible wire 15 having a proximal end 16 and a distal end 18 extending from the proximal end 16. The flexible wire 15 is preferably a tubular member to allow for enhanced flexibility and for a wire guide to be advanced therethrough. However, the flexible wire 15 may have a center core and be used as a wire guide without falling beyond the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • As shown in FIGS. 2 a-2 b, the elongated shaft 12 has a first diameter D1. The elongated shaft 12 includes a proximal portion 22 and a distal portion 24 extending from the proximal portion 22. Preferably, the proximal portion 22 is attached to the distal end 18 of the flexible wire 15 and distally extending therefrom to the distal portion 24. As with the flexible wire 15, the elongated shaft 12 too is preferably a tubular member for enhanced flexibility and to allow for a wire guide to be advanced therethrough. However, the elongated shaft 12 may have a center core and may be used as a wire guide without falling beyond the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • This may be accomplished by any suitable means such as by machining the expandable member 14 helically around the elongated shaft 12 disposed about a mandrel. However, any other way of forming the expandable member 14 helically about the elongated shaft 12 may be used without falling beyond the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2 b and 2 c depict the expandable member 14 formed helically about the elongated shaft 12. In this embodiment, the expandable member 14 is configured to helically close, defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device 10. Moreover, the expandable member 14 is configured to helically open to define an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity. The expandable member 14 occupies a second diameter D2 that varies based on the expanded and collapsed state thereof.
  • As shown, the expandable member 14 comprises at least one member portion 30, preferably a plurality of member portions 30, each of which is integrally formed with another member portion 30. Each member portion 30 is helically formed and outwardly extends separately from the elongated shaft 12 at a predetermined angle defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in an expanded state. In one embodiment, the predetermined angle is between about 40 and 70 degrees and preferably between about 55 and 65 degrees.
  • As shown, each of the plurality of member portions 30 is in coaxial alignment with each other about the elongated shaft 12. Preferably, each member portion 30 is helically formed integrally with the elongated shaft 12 and separately extends therefrom. This allows the elongated shaft 12 to maintain its flexibility with the first diameter D1 for advancement through tortuous areas within a body vessel.
  • FIG. 2 b-2 d illustrate that the expandable member 14 and the elongated shaft 12 are formed along a longitudinal axis X. The expandable member 14 may be helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft 12 or the expandable member 14 is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction Y. The expandable member 14 may be helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft 12 or the expandable member 14 is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction Z.
  • As mentioned above, the device may be made of shape memory material, or may be configured to have shape memory defining the predetermined shape thereof in the deployed state. For example, the device may be comprised of any suitable material such as a pre-configured polymeric material, superelastic material, stainless steel wire, cobalt-chromium-nickel-molybdenum-iron alloy, or cobalt-chrome alloy. In one example, the device may be made of pre-configured polymeric material which takes on a predetermined shape, e.g. helical, when in the expanded state.
  • It is understood that the device may be formed of any other suitable material that may result in a self-opening or self-expanding device, such as shape memory materials or alloys. Shape memory alloys have the desirable property of becoming rigid, i.e., returning to a remembered state, when heated above a transition temperature. A shape memory alloy suitable for the present invention is Ni-Ti available under the more commonly known name Nitinol. When this material is heated above the transition temperature, the material undergoes a phase transformation from martensite to austenic, such that material returns to its remembered state. The transition temperature is dependent on the relative proportions of the alloying elements Ni and Ti and the optional inclusion of alloying additives.
  • In one example, the device is made from material including Nitinol with a transition temperature that is slightly below normal body temperature of humans, which is about 98.6° F. Thus, when the device 10 is deployed and exposed to normal body temperature, the alloy of the device will transform to austenite, that is, the remembered state, which for one embodiment of the present invention is the expanded state when deployed in the body vessel. To remove the device, the device is cooled to transform the material to martensite which is more ductile than austenite, making the device more malleable. As such, the device can be more easily collapsed and pulled into a lumen of a catheter for removal.
  • The thrombus removal device mentioned above may be used independently without any other delivery system or mechanism. Alternatively, the device 10 may be used, for example, with an assembly 60 as depicted in FIGS. 3 a and 3 b. As shown, the assembly 60 includes an inner catheter 62 having a tubular body portion and an outer catheter 63 having a distal end 64 through which the inner catheter 62 and the device is positioned for deployment in a body vessel. The inner catheter 62 is preferably made of a soft, flexible material such as silicon or another suitable material. Generally, the inner catheter 62 also has a proximal end 66 and a plastic adaptor or hub 68 to receive the thrombus removal device 10. The size of the inner catheter 62 may be based, for example, on the size of the body vessel into which the inner catheter 62 is to be inserted and a first outer diameter of the helical coil.
  • The assembly 60 may also include a wire guide 70 configured to be percutaneously inserted within the vasculature to guide the inner catheter 62 to a location adjacent the clot or thrombus. Alternatively, the thrombus removal device 10 may be employed as a wire guide. The device 10 is placed in the inner catheter 62 prior to treatment of the thrombus. The device is then guided through the inner catheter 62 from the hub 68 and distally beyond the distal end 64 of the inner catheter 62 to a location within the vasculature near the thrombus or clot.
  • The assembly 60 may include a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) introducer sheath 74 for percutaneously introducing the wire guide 70 and the inner catheter 62 into a body vessel. Of course, any other suitable material may be used for the introducer sheath 74. The introducer sheath 74 may have any suitable size, for example, between about three-french and eight-french. The introducer sheath 74 facilitates inserting the inner catheter 62 percutaneously to a desired location in the body vessel and provides stability to the inner catheter 62 at the desired location in the body vessel. For example, as the introducer sheath 74 is held stationary within the body vessel it adds stability to the inner catheter 62 as the inner catheter 62 is advanced through the introducer sheath 74 to the desired location in the vasculature.
  • When the distal end 64 of the inner catheter 62 is at the location near the thrombus the guide wire 70 is removed, if necessary, and the thrombus removal device 10 is inserted into the inner catheter 62 and is advanced coaxially through the inner catheter 62 for deployment through the distal end 64 of the inner catheter 62. In this configuration, a proximal end of the shaft can be used to mechanically advance or push the thrombus removal device 10 through the inner catheter 62.
  • Turning now to FIG. 4, there is shown one example of a sequence of steps of a method 110 for removing thrombus from a body vessel when employing the assembly 60 and the thrombus removal device 10 in accordance with one example of the present invention. In step 112, the method 110 includes a physician percutaneously introducing the inner catheter 62 into the body vessel. The physician may use any suitable means, for example, fluoroscopy, to verify the placement of inner catheter 62.
  • In step 114, the thrombus removal device 10 is disposed into the inner catheter 62 in a closed state. The method further comprises deploying the removal device in step 120 in the collapsed state into the body vessel proximal to the thrombus. As mentioned above, the expandable member is helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction and the expandable member is helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction.
  • The method further comprises advancing the device in step 122 in the collapsed state through the thrombus. In step 124, the method further comprises opening the expandable member to the expanded state to receive the thrombus for removal of the thrombus from the body vessel. As mentioned above, this may be accomplished by rotating the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis in the second direction.
  • In step 126, the method further comprises retracting the device with the thrombus in the expandable member thereby removing the thrombus from the body vessel. As mentioned above, this may be accomplished by rotating the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis in the first direction to secure the thrombus in the expandable member. After capturing the thrombus, the physician may advance the device further in the distal direction toward additional thrombi that may reside in the vessel and then repeat the above procedure to capture the additional thrombi.
  • While the present invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be understood, of course, that the invention is not limited thereto since modifications may be made to those skilled in the art, particularly in light of the foregoing teachings.

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1. A device for removing thrombus from a body cavity, the device comprising:
a flexible wire having a proximal end and a distal end;
an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion attached to the distal end of the flexible wire and distally extending therefrom to the distal portion; and
an expandable member formed helically about the elongated shaft, the expandable member being configured to helically close defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device, the expandable member being configured to helically open defining an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity, the expandable member having at least one member portion helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in the expanded state.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the predetermined angle is between about 40 and 70 degrees.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the predetermined angle is between about 55 and 65 degrees.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one member portion is a plurality of member portions.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein each of the plurality of member portions is in coaxial alignment with each other about the elongated shaft.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the expandable member is disposed along a longitudinal axis, the expandable member being helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction and the expandable member is helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the expandable member comprises at least one of the following materials:
superelastic material, nitinol, polymeric material.
8. A clot removal assembly for removing thrombus from a body cavity, the assembly comprising:
an inner catheter having a tubular body portion;
an outer catheter having a distal end throughwhich the inner catheter is disposed for deployment in the body vessel; and
a clot removal device coaxially disposed within the inner catheter for removal of thrombus in a body cavity, the device comprising:
a flexible wire having a proximal end and a distal end;
an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion attached to the distal end of the flexible wire and distally extending therefrom; and
an expandable member formed helically about the distal portion of the elongated shaft, the expandable member being configured to helically close defining a collapsed state for delivery and retrieval of the device, the expandable member being configured to helically open defining an expanded state for removing thrombus from the body cavity, the expandable member having at least one member portion helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle defining an opening when the member is in the expanded state.
9. The assembly of claim 8 further comprising:
an introducer sheath throughwhich the outer catheter is inserted for percutaneous insertion to the body vessel; and
a wire guide introducible through the introducer sheath to the body cavity for guidance of the inner and outer catheters to the body cavity.
10. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the predetermined angle is between about 40 and 70 degrees.
11. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the predetermined angle is between about 55 and 65 degrees.
12. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the at least one member portion is a plurality of member portions.
13. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the opening of each filter portion has an outer diameter, the outer diameter increasing distally longitudinally relative to the elongated shaft to define the expandable filter having a distally flared profile.
14. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the expandable member is disposed along a longitudinal axis, the expandable member being helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction and the expandable member is helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction.
15. A method for removing thrombus from a body vessel, the method comprising:
percutaneously introducing an inner catheter in the body vessel, the inner catheter having a tubular body portion;
disposing a clot removal device in a collapsed state coaxially within the inner catheter, the device comprising:
an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and
an expandable member formed helically about the distal portion of the elongated shaft, the expandable member being configured to helically close defining the collapsed state for delivery through a thrombus in the body vessel of the device, the expandable member being configured to helically open defining an expanded state for removing thrombus in the body vessel, the expandable member having at least one member portion helically extending from the elongated shaft at a predetermined angle defining a proximally faced opening when the member is in the expanded state; and
deploying the device in the collapsed state into the body vessel proximal to the thrombus;
advancing the device in the collapsed state through the thrombus;
opening the expandable member to the expanded state to receive the thrombus for removal of the thrombus from the body vessel; and
retracting the device with the thrombus in the expandable member thereby removing the thrombus from the body vessel.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the expandable member is disposed along a longitudinal axis, the expandable member being helically closed in the collapsed state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a first direction and the expandable member is helically opened in the expanded state when the elongated shaft is rotated about the longitudinal axis in a second direction.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein opening includes rotating the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis in the second direction.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein retracting includes rotating the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis in the first direction to secure the thrombus in the expandable member.
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